Cleaning-rod.



l. DVORAK.

CLEANING ROD.

APPLmATxoN FILED rEs.1.19|.

1,1 92, 174. Patented July 2.5, 1916.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT onerosi.

JARSLEY DVORAK, F MELVIN, IOWA.

CLEANING-ROD.

Application filed February 7, 1916. Serial No. 76,654.

. Toall whom' t may concern:

Be it known that I, JARSLEY DvoRAK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Melvin, in the county of Osceola and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cleaning-Rods, of which the following is a specification.

This invention contemplates an improved cleaning rod for firearms and has as its primary object to provide a device of this'character wherein the rod will be formed of pivotally connected sections so that the rod may be folded to occupy a minimum space.

The invention has as a further object to provide a connection for the sections of the rod of such charactervthat` the said sections may be swung either' in one direction or the other upon their pivots to dispose the sections in overlapping relation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a connection for the sections of the rod employing a pivoted locking member carried by one section and a pivoted sleeve carried by an adjacent section and wherein the said locking member will be adjustable upon the sleeve to simultaneously move the said first mentioned section into a position coacting with the sleeve and with the said locking member coacting with said second mentioned section for locking the said sections in alinement. And the invention has as a still further object to provide an improved rod of this character having a handle `or terminal so formed as to provide a receptacle for receiving cleaning rags or cloths to be used in connection with the rod.

Other and incidental objects will appear as the description proceeds and in the drawings wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein similarreference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved gun cleaning rod showing the sections thereof locked in normal operative position, Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the connection between adjacent sections of the rod, the locking member and sleeve employed being shown detached, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the manner in which the sections ofthe rod are adapted to be locked in operative position, this view also showing the manner in which the terminal handle or knob of the rod is formed to provide a yreceptacle for receiving cleaning rags, and Fig. 4 is a frag- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Juiy 25, 191e.

mentary elevation showing the manner in whichthe sections of the rod are adapted to be folded relative to each other.

In carrying out my invention, I form the body of my improved gun cleaning rod of a plurality of sections and in Fig. 1, have illustrated the rod as formed with three sec tions designated 10, 11, and 12 respectively. The rod may, of course, be constructed of any suitable material and may be made any desired length. is provided with a hollow knob or handle 13 detachably secured to the section 10 and adapted vto provide a receptacle for receiving cleaning rags or cloths to be used in connection with the rod and said receptacle is inclosed by a cap 14 preferably screw threaded upon the knob. At its outer end, the rod is provided with an elongated opening 15 which is formed in the section 12 and adapted toreceive one of the cleaning rags. The coacting ends of the several sections of the rod are in each instance joined by a pivotalI connection as particularly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings and since both of the connections shown in Fig. 1 are thus accordingly identical, only one will be described, particular reference beingr had to the connection between the sections l() and 11.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 2, it will be observed that the section 10 adjacent its outer extremity is slotted to provide spaced arms or lugs 16, the outer ends of which are flat and form shoulders 17. Mounted between the arms 16 is a locking member or link 18 which, at one extremity is provided with a head pivotally connected to the said arms by a suitable pivot pin extending through the head. Extending from the head of the locking member' is a screw threaded shank 19 which, at its outer end is provided with a reduced terminal or lug 20. The section 11, at the adjacent extremity thereof, is provided with a reduced terminal or extension 21, in the outer end of which is swung in opposite directions upon its pivot relative to the section 11.y Consequently, the section 11 may be swung into overlapping relation to the section 10 without regard as to whether the locking member 18' is moved upon its pivot in eitherone direction or the other relative to the section 10. Thus, the sections of the rod may be easily folded into inoperative relation to occupy a minimum space.`

Particular attention 1s now directed to the manner in which the elements of the connection between the sections 1() and 11 are adapted to coact for rigidly locking the sections in operative position as Vshown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings. From the relative position of the sections illustrated in Fig. A, the Vsaid sections together with the sleeve 23. and locking member 18 are swung to a position substantially in alinement. The section 10 is then rotated relative to the section 11 for Vadjusting the locking member 18 inwardly within the sleeve 23 to engage the terminal lug 20 thereof within the notch Y22 of the section 11.Y lt will now be observed, as best illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, that the locking member 18 is movable to a position with the terminal 20 thereof seated in the said notch and with the shoulders 17 or the outer end of the section 10 abutting the adjacent end of the sleeve 23. The locking member 18 will thus hold the sleeve 23 against pivotal movement relative to the section 11 while the shoulders 17 lwill hold the said locking member against pivotal movement relative tothe section 10. Consequently, by so adjusting the locking member 18, as just previously described, to operative working position, as illustrated `in Fig. 3, the pivotal connection between the said locking member and the section 10 and the pivotal connection between the sleeve 23 and the section 11 will be simultaneously locked against movement to thus rigidly hold the said sections in alinement in operative relation to each other. It will therefore be seen that I provide a highly desirable pivotal connection between the sections of therod. The rod sections may, atwill, be swung in either one direction or the other into overlapping relation so that the sections of the rod may be readily folded, while,wat the sametime, the said connection is of such character that the coacting pivotal members thereof Vmay be simultaneously ylocked against movement by simply rotating one section relative to the other. f

sponding increase in the number of connec.

tions used between the sections so that the rod may be folded to occupy a greater or less space as desired. Rods of different gage may be provided for use in connection with guns of different caliber and, of course, the size of the handle 13 will be varied to correspond to the gage of the rod. Since the use of only small rags will be found necessary in connection with guns of relatively small caliber, the receptacle provided by the handle of the rod used inV connection with such type of gun may also be relatively small. On the other hand, a cleaning rod to be used in connection with guns of relatively large caliber would require a handle of correspondingly increased size so that the receptacle provided by the handle would be of sufficient capacity to receive the relatively larger rags to be used in connection with the larger guns.r It will therefore be seen that the provision of the receptacle in the handle of my improved device forms a very advantageous feature of the present invention, since, by such arrangement, cleaning rags may be easily transported within the said receptacle without danger of soiling the clothing.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: Y v

1. A device of the character described including coacting adjustably connected rod sections, and coacting members pivoted respectively to the said sections and adapted to cooperate therewith and with each other for simultaneously locking vsaid members against pivotal movement.

2. A device of the character described inv cluding coacting rod sections, and coacting members pivoted respectively to the said sections, said members being adjustable one upon the other to coact with each other and with the said sections for simultaneously locking ,the said members against pivotal movement with the said members and the ing member for locking the locking members against pivotal movement With the rod sections and the said'locking members arranged ed to co-act with each other with their free extremities coacting with the adjacent keX- tremities of said sections for locking the said members against pivotal movement With the rod sections and the said locking members arranged in alinement.

5. A device of the character described including coacting rod sections, a sleeve pivotally connected to one of said sections, and a locking member pivotally connected to the other of said sections and adjustable upon the sleeve to engage said first mentioned section with the sleeve abutting the adjacent terminal of said last mentioned section for holding the said sleeve and locking member against pivotal movement.

6. A device of' the character described including coacting rod sections, a member pivotally connected to one of said sections, and a locking member pivotally connected to the other of said sections, there being a notch formed in said first mentioned section and the locking member being movable upon saidy first mentioned member to engage in said notch with the said first mentioned member abutting the second mentioned section for holding the said members against pivotal movement. Y f

7 A device of the character described including coacting rod sections, a sleeve pivotally connected to one of said sections, and a locking member pivotally connected to the other of said sections and adjustably connected to the sleeve, the said first mentioned section having a notch formed there in and the said locking member being adV justable upon the sleeve to a position engaging in the said notch with the sleeve abutting the said second mentioned section for holding the said sleeve and the said locking member against pivotal movement.

8. A device of the character described including coacting rod sections, a hollow handle carried by one of said sections, and coacting locking members pivoted vto the said rod sections and adjustable upon each other to coact with the said sections for locking the rod sections in alinement with the said locking members.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JARSLEY DVORAK [n s] Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

